It's been almost three weeks since our first date. I have started to look forward to him bringing me lunch at the hospital or make us all dinner. He has cooked for us several times and we were all pretty surprised how well he can cook.

During these three weeks, he has to be gone on several trips to neighboring packs. He was never gone longer that one or two nights but I found myself missing him. I should be grateful in a way I guess, we've spent a lot of time texting and talking getting to know each other.

Whenever he was around, Sariah sticks to him like glue. She still doesn't talk much but she has started to laugh and smile more. Seth has warmed up to him as well. A couple of days after that first date, Dane was at our suite just spending time with us. Seth had climbed on to the couch next to Dane and shoved a book into his hands. He froze and looked at me, his eyes pleading with me to tell him what to do.

"Dane...Seth likes to read books at night. Why don't you read one to him while I get Sariah into her pajamas" I said giving him a wink. He relaxed and shook his head. I had laughed seeing a seven-year old scare that crap out of a big-bad Beta.

Gideon. That child is stubborn like his Mom was. Gideon pushes Dane to the point of almost being defiant and sometimes aggressive. Dane's tensed up a few times but I quickly growled telling him to back-off. Gideon has lost more privileges than I can count for his behavior and I honestly don't know what to do anymore. Lately, they've mostly ignored each other but that's not the solution either.

Tonight was going to be our first night to go out without the pups. We haven't really had true alone time...Jack, Felix, or the pups have always been close by. We had had a few quick make-out sessions but nothing like that first time in the hall. Kaden hadn't stopped whining about wanting to mate. Jack and Felix agreed to watch the kids so I could spend the night at Dane's suite.

He has taken me to a new restaurant that overlooked Blue River. He looks incredibly sexy in a suit. It was fitted to his body showing off his wide shoulders and firm ass. The suit was a dark navy and deepened the blue in his eyes. I shifted in my chair to try and adjust the bulge I was now sporting from imaging his red, plump lips tasting every inch of my body.

"Caleb...Caleb" he called. "Are you alright?" I had been so deep in thought that I hadn't heard him calling me.

"Oh...I'm sorry" I said blushing. He smiled back at me knowing that he had just caught me staring. I'm sure he could smell my arousal.

"I want to talk to you about Gideon. The kids are out of school for another month and I was hoping that you would let me take him to training" he asks.

"He already trains in the morning with the kids his age" I respond.

"I know. I oversee all the training. He is strong and a good fighter. I thought if he watched me train the older wolves he might hate me less" he says with a hint of sadness in his voice.

I don't know if I am ready to trust Dane alone with any of my pups yet. He has kept the conditions of our mating so far and I have even noticed a change in my pups, especially Sariah. They were more independent and brave. Dane expected them to speak up for themselves.

But training was different. Adrenaline runs high and wolves sometimes lose control. I've had to stitch up a warrior at least once during most of my shifts at the hospital.

"I'll keep him safe Caleb. No one will lay a hand on him" Dane tries to reassure me sensing my reluctance.

"Okay. But no weapons. You might as well take Seth because he won't tolerate being left out. And the days I don't have to be at the hospital, I'm coming too" I tell him. I would ask Jack and Felix to watch out for Gideon and Seth when I couldn't be there.

"I like the sound of you watching me train" he seductively says winking.

"Who said anything about watching? I'll be training with you. I might not be big like you and Jack, but I can fight" I respond defiantly.

"Watching you train...even better" he smirks as he put his hand over mine. Bringing my hand to his lips, his tongue teases my palm when he kisses it causing me to quietly moan.

"The full moon is coming soon" he says chuckling lowering my hand back to the table. I can't help think that he did that on purpose just to get a reaction out of me...ass-hat.

I knew all too well. I have been counting down the days. It's becoming more difficult to resist him as it approaches. Each time we kiss or even hug, it's become physically painful when we've had to separate ourselves. We would need to mate...and soon.

"I know" I quietly respond.

"I know that you are not ready and I will not push you. But once you're in heat, I don't know if I will be able to control Zeus" Dane tells me matter-of-factly. I could feel Katon jump in excitement at the mere mention of his mate.

"I want to mate Dane, I do. But I am......wait. What do you mean by when I go into heat?" I snap. I had been so caught up thinking about his body that I almost missed that part. He just assumes that I will be the bottom? Wolves that go into heat, female or male, are the ones that bare the pups.

"You're an ass" I exclaim loudly. His body tenses and his eyes fill with confusion obviously shocked at my response.

"I don't understand" he states.

"You just assume that I am going to be the bottom? That it is going to be me to get pregnant? You know very well that you can get pregnant just as easily as me. Do you think that just because you're a Beta that I am going to submit to you?" I snarl at him.

He just looks at me like I have two heads. Nope...not going to have this discussion in public. I get up and storm towards the door. Submit my ass. He was mistaken if he thought I wouldn't just leave him here. Let him find his own way home. I had almost made it to the SUV when I could smell him and hear footsteps, he was coming after me. Before I could pick-up my pace, two strong arms encircle by chest from behind. I struggle but he just held me tighter.

"Don't you dare run. Not from me, not ever" he said in a low growl next to my ear. I knew Zeus was in control.

Katon whimpers and I relax my body and turned so I am facing him. His eyes change from an iridescent yellow to blue.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you" he apologetically tells me.

I look up at him to meet his eyes. "You didn't scare me. You pissed me off" I exclaim. To be honest, Katon was scared when he grabbed me from behind. But I would never admit to it.

"I'm sorry" he says pulling me into his chest.

I didn't fight him, he felt warm and safe. I was embarrassed, I had just had a temper tantrum. I was a grown ass adult. Dane was raised differently, I had to prepare myself to respond better to his dumbass comments. I couldn't expect him to do all the changing, all the compromising...I will have to be working on being patient with him. At least he was open, some mates think just because they are the alpha in the relationship, what they say goes. And no way in hell am I going to admit that he's the alpha in this relationship.

The ride back to the pack house was quiet. He had already caught me staring at his profile several times before I felt his hand start rubbing up and down my thigh. I could smell his arousal as strongly as he could probably smell mine.

The car-ride home only took fifteen minutes compared to the forty-five minute it took us to get there. Dane quickly exited the driver's side and made his way over to mine. He swung my door open, grabbed my hand, and led me to his suite.

As soon as the door to the suite shuts, my body is pushed against it. With his hands on either side of my head, our eyes meet and we stay looking at each other for several minutes. Each minute that goes by increases the sexual tension and excitement between us. No longer able to bare his body so far away from mine, I grab his head and push our lips together. Sparks fly as our chests met. Dane's hand teasingly rubs the bulge between my legs. Moaning at just his touch, my lips find his tongue and I suck on it knowing what it does to him.

Groaning loudly, he pulls away and begins to trail his lips down my neck until he reaches the spot where he will mark me. Each lick of his tongue and nip of this teeth drives me further to the edge. Wanting more, my hands reach for his hips and I pull them against mine. Teasing him, I roll my hips against his letting him feel how hard I am. His body shudders as our hard shafts rub together. We manage our way into his room, our lips refusing to leave each other.

Dane pushes me onto the bed and I maneuver myself until I'm in the middle. My sexy mate stay standing letting me watch as he slow strips off his clothing. I take my time to admire every inch of his body. Wide shoulders and broad chest. His arms and legs were incredibly muscular and love to watch them flex when he moves. His tattoos were beautiful. My eyes examine his chest and his six, no eight pack of muscles. Dropping my eyes, they focus on this long, thick shaft. I want to taste him.

Crawling onto the bed until he was over top of me, he rips off my shirt instantly targeting my nipple with his tongue. Pre-cum seeps onto my legs feeling a wet, warm tongue lick and tease my hard bud. Moaning loudly, teeth rake over the bud while a hand plays with other nipple. He leaves a trail wetness as his tongue makes its way to the other nipple. This time, his mouth takes my whole nipple flicking it with his tongue. My hips buck with each flick. He responds by grounding his back into mine. My hands wrap themselves in his hair as his tongue continues down my chest tracing each dip as he goes. Nipping at my hip bones, his mouth finally finds it's way to the base of my shaft. Looking up at me, our eyes meet and he smirks taking me into his mouth. His mouth fits my shaft perfectly. While playing with my sack, his tongue circles my head teasing the slit with each pass. I throw my head back screaming when I feel his mouth sucking on my sack. Each vein pulsates when his tongue traces over it.

My balls pull up and an overwhelming pleasure was building and I knew I was close.

"Dane...I'm cumming" I exclaim.

"Not yet love" he huskily responds. He reaches over to the night stand and pulls out some lube. Sitting between my legs, he grabs them and pushes them up exposing my quivering hole. Pleasure shoots through me causing my eyes to nearly roll back feeling his tongue against my whole. Teeth nipping at my ass cheeks between each attack, I continue to main each time his tongue pushed through the tight ring of muscle. My hips buck wildly when the first finger enters me.

I cringe slightly at the pain but it quickly eases. "More" I beg as Dane continues to push in and out. The second and third finger bring equal pain but again, pleasure soon takes over and I find myself pushing against his hand.

"Relax your muscles" Dane tells me as my hole quivers feeling the head of his shaft against it.

"Fuck" I yell feeling him enter me. He goes slowly until his whole shaft disappears inside me. Pain shoots up my back and my muscles are stretched further than I thought possible.

"Tell me when I can move love" he huskily tells me. I relax my muscles and let myself adjust to his size. "Move" I say after feeling the pain lessen.

He slowly moves out and back in causing another shot of pain to travel up my back. His thrusts quicken and my pain begins to turn to pleasure. I yell out when he hit my prostate. "Do that again" I scream. He growls and begins to pump faster. He hits my pleasure spot over and over pushing me closer to the edge.

"Touch yourself" he commands. Instantly, I wrap my hand around my shaft and start pumping as he continued to pound into me.

"That's hot as shit love. Don't stop" he growls loudly.

"I'm close" he exclaims as he begins to thrust faster. I pump faster matching his thrusts.

"Fuck" I scream as I come all over my chest and stomach. Leaning over, Dane begins to lick my neck. His canines scrape against my skin right before he sinks them into my skin. The pain was immense but lasted only a second. Pain was replaced by pleasure as his hot seed fills me.

My legs wrap around his waist pushing his shaft deeper into me. Dane screams when my canines bite into him finally making him mine. With my canines still attached, he continues to pump until he's spent. Our bodies shudder and we continue to stay wrapped in each other's arm.

"That was amazing" he pants out when he was finally able to form a sentence. Without letting go of me, he moves us until we are both on our sides and he pulls me into his chest. It takes me a while before I can come down from the fuzzy high.

"Where did you learn to do that?" wondering out-loud when I can finally focus again.

"One of the warriors has a male mate. He gave me some pointers" he chuckles.

"Remind me to thank him" I laugh looking up at Dane.

My hand trailed down his muscled back and circled over his ass. Dane gave off a low growl causing my shaft to twitch. I wanted him again. Ignoring the pain, I sat up and straddle him. Grabbing his wrists, I push them until they were on either side of his body.

"My turn" I seductively tease as my lips attack his.